An interesting article in The Manila Times questions if age is still respected in traditionally family-respecting countries such as the Philippines.
Nobody cares for the elderly anymore is a special report that discusses how:
Poor, sick, undernourished, under­medicated are very many of the about 6 million Filipinos who are 60 years old and older. The majority of our senior citizens are among the unhappiest and poorest Filipinos, as demographic statistics of the government show.
Why is this so when everyone who describes the Philippines says it is a Christian country and, according to a high Welfare department official “one of the distinct …read more

My friends at Hallmark are hosting their second reader Greeting Card Design Competition.
For years people have asked to submit card designs to Hallmark, and, this is your chance!
You can see the finalists from the first contest and buy their cards, too! There are some great ones.
This time, you get to make your pets the star of the show.
Send in your funniest, most endearing, cutest, or most creative pet photos, along with a corresponding “birthday” greeting, which will be judged, and the winners, turned into actual greeting cards.
Sixty-seven finalists will have the opportunity to have their cards printed and sold …read more